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School Land Trust Council
The school land trust committee is a committee made up of parents, board members, and the director whose responsibility it is to decide how to use money received from the School Land Trust of Utah.
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Council Leadership for
2022-2023
Natalie Unga
Parent Member
Natalie Unga
Natalie spent over a decade as an IT Project Manager developing, training and authoring custom on-site IT solutions, primarily focused on Microsoft technologies such as SharePoint and data security. Prior to that, she was a paralegal for 5 years. Natalie has an Associate Degree in Legal Studies and a BA in International Cultural Studies & Communications from Brigham Young University Hawaii. At BYU Hawaii, she loved being VP of Clubs and working with students from 70 countries. She has 3 children currently attending Ignite Entrepreneurship 'Academy. Natalie thrives on learning and loves that Ignite presents continuous new and evolving opportunities for growth.
nunga@igniteutah.org
Kelly Tate
Parent Member
Kelly Tate
Kelly is an educator, mentor, and and founding board member of Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy. She has started and owned a private tutoring business for 15 + years specializing in teaching children to read. Kelly also co-founded and directed a private school in 2016, then she moved onto starting IEA in 2017. She is forward thinking in education and believes in hands on learning, experiential learning, and project based learning. She has a demonstrated history of working in the educational management industry. She is skilled in K-12 education start-ups, entrepreneurship, dyslexia therapy, and Language Arts. She has strong communication skills and business development experience. She holds a Master’s Degree focused in Educational Leadership and Administration and is a Certified Academic Language Therapist.
ktate@igniteutah.org
Brooke Galata
Parent Member
Brooke Galata
Marianne Ludlow
Member
Marianne Ludlow
Shera Taylor
Vice-Chairperson
Shera Tyalor
Shera Taylor has worked in the graphic design industry for 20 years, focusing on printed design and business marketing. She has a passion for creating connection through printed media. Education has been a pillar throughout her adult life. She has led many private and public classes, teaching children the importance of art and design. Entrepreneurship is a part of the Taylor household, recently selling their latest startup to DataRobot. She and her family were a big part of the homeschool community until the opening of Ignite where they found all their homeschooling values being upheld and taught through project based learning, entrepreneurship, and child-led learning. She has held positions on the PTO Board and the Advisory Board, volunteering her time to help Ignite connect to parents and the community. In her free time she loves to be in nature and exploring the beautiful mountains of Utah. She is a certified Yoga teacher and loves to teach about breath, meditation, and connecting to self and others.
staylor@igniteutah.org
Heidi Robinson
Parent Member
Heidi Robinson
Alex Herd
Parent Member
Alex Herd
Mr. Herd earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA focused on entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University. He has experience in multiple industry sectors including energy, high tech, venture capital, consumer products, and software. He currently leads strategy and product management for cybersecurity firm Secureworks. In addition he is working on 2 other companies focused on consumer products. He and his wife Erin are the parents of 3 children, the oldest of which currently attends Ignite in lower elementary. Mr. Herd has a passion for education and believes in self-directed learning and the importance of teaching children how to think for themselves.
aherd@igniteutah.org
Ryan Marshall
Member
Ryan Marshall
Natalie Ensign
Parent Member
Natalie Ensign
Natalie Ensign spent thirteen years as a merchandiser developing and procuring product, implementing drop-ship businesses, executing budgets, improving process inefficiencies, identifying market-share opportunities and leading team and company growth. She has a BS in Marketing from the University of South Florida. Natalie has been and continues to be an active member in the community as a scout leader, reading tutor, foreign exchange host, member of Utah Association for Gifted Children, Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy Founding Family member and LAND Trust Council Chair. She values educational experiences that empower children to think, explore, create, do and act. She lives an active life in Lehi, Utah with her husband, three children and two dogs.
nensign@igniteutah.org
Heidi Long
School Member
Executive Director
Heidi Long
Heidi's passion is creating an educational environment that is dynamic and engaging and a place where students feel safe enough to take risks, challenge themselves, and explore what interests them. It is an environment where teachers are empowered to create a place of learning that is student-centered and encourages exploration and discovery. Her professional background includes 25 years of service in a variety of educational environments, being a classroom teacher, a curriculum coordinator, a smaller learning communities director, and a school administrator. Heidi enjoys creative design of all sorts, including desktop publishing, yearbook/website design, and interior decorating. She enjoys spending time with her 4 children.
Nathan Relken
Parent Member
Nathan Relken
Nathan Relken comes to the Ignite Board with over 20 years of experience in Education. He has multiple degrees including a Doctorate in Education from the University of Idaho. He has been involved with a number of educational innovation efforts over the years, including Early College High Schools, Project Based Learning and Hybrid Online Learning experiences. Nathan is a also huge fan of self-directed learning and Montessori principles.
nrelken@igniteutah.org
nrelken@igniteutah.org
Lindsey Estes
Parent Member
Lindsey Estes
Council Membership
| Member Name | Role | Email Address | ||
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| Kelly Tate | Chairperson (Parent) | ktate@igniteutah.org | ||
| Shera Taylor | Vice Chairperson (Parent) | staylor@igniteutah.org | ||
| Heidi Robinson | Parent | hrobinson@igniteutah.org | ||
| Heidi Long | Executive Director | hlong@igniteutah.org | ||
| Natalie Unga | Parent | nunga@igniteutah.org | ||
| Ryan Marshall | Non-Parent Member | rmarshall@igniteutah.org | ||
| Nathan Relken | Parent | nrelken@igniteutah.org | ||
| Alex Herd | Parent | aherd@igniteutah.org | ||
| Brooke Galata | Parent Member | bgalata@igniteutah.org |
Meeting Schedule
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Approved Land Trust Plans
- VIEW 2018-2019 PLAN
- VIEW 2019-2020 PLAN
- VIEW 2020-2021 PLAN
- VIEW 2021-2022 PLAN
- VIEW 2022-2023 PLAN
- VIEW 2023-2024 PLAN (not yet available)
Final Land Trust Reports
- VIEW 2018-2019 PLAN
- VIEW 2019-2020 PLAN
- VIEW 2020-2021 PLAN
- VIEW 2021-2022 PLAN
- VIEW 2022-2023 PLAN
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Annual Awards
| 2018-2019 | $53,389 |
| 2019-2020 | $70,292 |
| 2020-2021 | $74,839 |
| 2021-2022 | $75,484 |
| 2022-2023 | $73,090 |